65% of Mass General Brigham’s surgical Home Hospital patients are now nonelective

Mass General Brigham launched its postsurgical Home Hospital in 2024 for patients undergoing planned, elective procedures — bariatric surgery, colorectal surgery and nonoperative complicated diverticulitis cases with predictable recovery timelines. Nearly two years later, most of the patients don’t come from a scheduling calendar at all. Sixty-five percent of the program’s surgical patients now require […] The post 65% of Mass General Brigham’s surgical Home Hospital pati...